Politics & Government News

8:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a truce in their trade war, but Congress is pushing for more restrictions on Beijing

7:01 PM on Wednesday, December 10

As President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package this week to help U.S. farmers hurt by tariffs, he placed responsibility for the U.S. agricultural trade deficit on former President Joe Biden

6:24 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his proposed $117 billion state budget Wednesday, as the term-limited executive prepares to leave the state’s top office

5:45 PM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump has announced the long-awaited launch of a "gold card" program offering legal status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship

5:37 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California

5:33 PM on Wednesday, December 10

House passes sweeping defense policy bill, sending measure to Senate that raises troop pay and sets military priorities

5:12 PM on Wednesday, December 10

A new report reveals that the U.S. government's statistical system is struggling due to staff layoffs, reduced funding, and political interference

5:05 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The House votes to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs

3:09 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the Maduro government

2:17 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Travelers who are now able to come to the United States without a visa might soon need to provide social media, email, and family history details to the Department of Homeland Security

2:13 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Democrat Eileen Higgins’ victory in the Miami mayoral race marks a setback for Republican President Donald Trump

2:02 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Oil companies have offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in the first offshore lease sale for the region since 2023

1:27 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion

9:35 AM on Wednesday, December 10

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid rate cuts he initiated more than two months ago

8:12 AM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

6:14 AM on Wednesday, December 10

European nations have agreed to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II

5:18 AM on Wednesday, December 10

A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country's civil war

5:17 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Two four-story buildings collapsed overnight in Morocco's city of Fez, killing 22 people

4:01 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is showing no signs of stopping

12:09 AM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage